A few months ago, US/UK media outlets and think tanks warned that the Covid-19 crisis meant Russia faced economic ruin. Now, as we enter the fall, it turns out Moscow is in a far better condition than most of its Western rivals.
Russia ‘experts’ in the English-speaking world love predicting the imminent downfall of the “Putin regime.” Whether it be the 2012 Bolotnaya protests, Western sanctions, the collapse in the oil price, or anything else, pundits are always on the lookout for indicators and warnings that Russia’s president and the system he governs are on the verge of breakdown.
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